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Inspired by a poem in an old speech pathology book, Grasshopper takes a groovy, laconic, at times soporific, and ultimately uplifting journey through the grass, the beach dunes and the open sky. "The grooviest song about a grasshopper, ever!" (Sarah Carroll)

lyrics

Grasshopper, grasshopper draw your bow
Play us a tune before we go
Here where the grass grows long and rank
Over the slopes of the moonlit bank
Under the light of the yellow moon
Grasshopper play us your beautiful tune

Up and down where the traffic flows
Feel the warm sand between my toes
Across the road and up the dune
Hear the mudlark sing his happy tune
Building his nest out of sticks and clay
Playing with his mate while piping away

Watching the clouds drifting overhead
Feeling the breeze gently cool my neck
Warm sun breaks through onto my face
Dark feelings disappear without a trace
My eyelids are heavy and my feet feel numb
I'm drifting with the clouds into a floating slumber

credits

from The Mantelli Five (EP 2011), released November 25, 2011
Words: Daddy-U
Music: The Mantelli Five

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The Mantelli Five Ocean Grove, Australia

The Mantelli Five are a mum-dad-and-three-kids family band. They play ukulele, flutes, piano accordion, upright cello, guitar, violins and percussion, and they all sing. They collaborate to write originals and create their own takes on some well-known chart-busters. Their music spans many styles but always contains layers of texture, groove and rhythm with sweet melodies and a bit of humour. ... more

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